James Paul

Hometown: Queenston, Ontario High School: Sir Winston Churchill S.S. Event: Middle Distance

2011 -- Indoor - placed fourth in 1,200 meters at Iowa Invite (3:12.96)... ran season-best mile (4:16.47) at Meyo Invite... Outdoor - ran season-best 1,500 meters (3:54.27) at LSU Invite... academic all-Big Ten.

2010 -- Indoor - ran a collegiate-best mile at Big Ten Championships (4:11.27)... ran a collegiate-best 8:41.43 in the 3,000 meters, placing third at the Iowa Open... won the mile at the Iowa Invite (4:15.07)... ran lead leg on fourth-place distance medley relay at Big Ten Championships (9:52.71)... Outdoor - earned a collegiate-best 3:52.50 in the 1,500 meters, placing third at the Tiger Track Classic... earned a collegiate-best 1:56.42 in the 800 meters at the Iowa Invitational... placed second in the 1,500 meters at the Stanford Invite (3:53.09)... letterwinner... Cross Country - placed 25th at Bradley Classic with a season-best 24:57 (8,000 meters)... placed 67th at Big Ten Championships (25:45-8,000 meters), 119th at Wisconsin Adidas Invite (25:35-8,000 meters), and fifth at Iowa Invite (25:59-8,000 meters) and Hawkeye Invite (19:10-6,000 meters)... academic All-Big Ten... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

2009 -- Indoor - ran collegiate-best mile (4:12.49) at Iowa State Classic... won 800 meters at Iowa Invite (1:57.07) and placed fourth at Iowa Open (1:57.73)... won mile at Jack Jennet Invite (4:18.70)... Outdoor - ran third leg on team-leading distance medley relay (17:17.63) at Drake Relays... that time ranks sixth in school history... won 3,000 meters at Illinois Invite (8:34.81) and placed second at Lee Calhoun Memorial (8:45.10)... ran 1,500 meters at Tiger Track Classic (3:53.86), John McDonnell Invite (3:53.49) and Illinois Invite (3:58.63)... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner... Cross Country - one of four Hawkeyes to compete in all six races... placed 61st at Big Ten Championships (27:08) and 63rd at NCAA Regional (32:55)... ran collegiate-best 6,000 meters (19:06) at Hawkeye Invite and 10,000 meters (32:55) at NCAA Regional... also competed at Iowa State Intercollegiate (26:18), Wisconsin Adidas Invite (25:28) and NCAA Pre-Nationals (25:33)... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2008 -- Indoor - led team in mile (4:13.85)... ran lead leg on team-leading distance medley relay (10:03.14) that placed eighth at Big Ten Championships... Outdoor - anchored team-leading distance medley relay (10:17.87) at Drake Relays... ran 1,500 meters at Tiger Classic (3:57.65) and Hawkeye Invite (4:05.63)... letterwinner... Cross Country - ran collegiate-best 8,000 meters (24:29) at Auburn Invite and season-best 6,000 meters (19:33) at Hawkeye Invite... also competed at Iowa invite (20:24) and Roy Griak Invite (27:07)... academic all-Big Ten... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

High School -- placed fourth at all-Ontario meet in 1,500 meters (3:57)... two-time all-Ontario winning team member in cross country... best 1,500-meter time was 3:52.14.

Personal -- born March 19, 1989... son of Ian and Paula Paul... brother, Jonathan, ran cross country and track at Harvard... brother, Blair, currently runs cross country and track for Coastal Carolina... pre-medicine major.